User Clip: Rep. Scott Perry on USAGM and OTF Mismanagement
September 26, 2020 2020-09-24T11:41:20-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/a12/20200924114425012_hd.jpgThe House Foreign Affairs Committee held a hearing On September 24, 2020 to examine the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) and actions taken regarding operations at Voice of America (VOA), the Open Technology Fund (OTF) and other USAGM media entities. While outgoing House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY) who had lost a recent primary election and will be stepping down in January 2021, and most other committee members criticized USAGM CEO Michael Pack, he was defended by Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA) for carrying out reforms at the agency. Rep. Perry accused former agency executives of mismanagement and allowing security breaches.
The House Foreign Affairs Committee held a hearing On September 24, 2020 to examine the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) and actions tak… read more
The House Foreign Affairs Committee held a hearing On September 24, 2020 to examine the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) and actions taken regarding operations at Voice of America (VOA), the Open Technology Fund (OTF) and other USAGM media entities. While outgoing House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY) who had lost a recent primary election and will be stepping down in January 2021, and most other committee members criticized USAGM CEO Michael Pack, he was defended by Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA) for carrying out reforms at the agency. Rep. Perry accused former agency executives of mismanagement and allowing security breaches. close
People in this video
- Karen Bass U.S. Representative [D] California
- Amanda Bennett Director (Former) Voice of America
- Tim Burchett U.S. Representative [R] Tennessee
- Joaquin Castro U.S. Representative [D] Texas
- David N. Cicilline U.S. Representative [D] Rhode Island
- Gerry Connolly U.S. Representative [D] Virginia
- Ryan C. Crocker Ambassador (Former) United States->Iraq
- John R. Curtis U.S. Representative [R] Utah
- Ted Deutch U.S. Representative [D] Florida
- Eliot Engel U.S. Representative [D] New York
- Adriano D. Espaillat U.S. Representative [D] New York
- Jamie M. Fly President (Former) Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
- Chrissy Houlahan U.S. Representative [D] Pennsylvania
- Bill Keating U.S. Representative [D] Massachusetts
- Karen Kornbluh Chair Open Technology Fund->Board of Directors
- Tom Malinowski U.S. Representative [D] New Jersey
- Michael McCaul U.S. Representative [R] Texas
- Ilhan Omar U.S. Representative [DFL] Minnesota
- Scott Perry U.S. Representative [R] Pennsylvania
- Dean Phillips U.S. Representative [D] Minnesota
- Brad Sherman U.S. Representative [D] California
- Albio Sires U.S. Representative [D] New Jersey
- Chris Smith U.S. Representative [R] New Jersey
- Dina Titus U.S. Representative [D] Nevada
- Grant Turner Chief Financial Officer U.S. Agency for Global Media